Meet The Band

Annette Kline
Music Director

Annette Kline has been the music director of the North Oakland Concert Band since 1988. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Instrumental Music Education and a Master’s Degree in Instrumental Conducting from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. Ms. Kline was a member of the 70th Division Army Reserve Band where she played clarinet and saxophone and was the Assistant Band Director from 1985-1991. She began her teaching career in the Brandon Schools in 1984, then moved to the Lake Orion Schools in 1994.  In the Fall of 2020, after 35 years of teaching instrumental music, Annette decided to retire. She is very excited to continue as the director of the North Oakland Concert Band and looks forward to bringing her audiences exciting, innovative and new programs.

Flute
Cynthia Austin
Kim Boren
Rob Burns
Shirley Cafmeyer
Drieka DeGraff
Katherine Fox
Terry Hoenle
Robyn Myers
Carol Smist
Karen Wesley

Oboe
Mark Bedard
Steven Landino

Clarinet
Matthew Berg
Laura Burley
Carol Doll
Clarise Gallagher
Samantha James
Thomas Kosek
Marissa Lockwood
Lisa Muenzenberger
Madeline Pretto
Carrie Rowles
Mark Tarabusi
Jason Wend

Bass Clarinet
Debra Lasko
Lance Vechinski
Nicholas Valentage

Alto Saxophone
Mark Andrews
Kevin Bays
Joseph Begovich
Joanne Issac
Rob Park
George Sinnott

Tenor Saxophone
Robert Cafmeyer

Baritone Saxophone
Nancy Fleury

Bassoon
Kristi Blodgett
Connor Cummins
Kelly Detter

French Horn
Christina Gardner
Nancy Leipold
Connor Mulholland
Arlene Peters
Joshua Schalk

Trombone
Jessica Abelson
Kevin Beernink
Jim Conaton
‍Paul Yee

Euphonium
Paul Reichert
Nicholas Vreede

Tuba
Haley Pauzus
Keith Sisco

Percussion
Michael Bakowski
Joseph Benfield
Susan Diebel
Kristofer Libstaff

Trumpets
Mark Buchanan
Rob Dietz
Bret Hiler
Christy Husted
Eric Kozlowski
Angela Leslie
Dave Nacy
James Netherland
Robert Patton

Section Leaders in Bold

Officers & Managers

President - Bob Patton
Vice President - Rob Burns
Treasurer - Lance Vechinski
Secretary - Carol Smist
Personnel - Kristi Blodgett
Recording Engineer - Tom Kosek /  Matt Berg

Business - Rob Park
Equipment - Rob Park
Fundraising - Joshua Schalk
Librarian - Robert Cafmeyer
Marketing - Madeline Pretto
Music Committee - Annette Kline

Production - Rob Burns
Website - Paul Reichert
Concert Announcer - Robyn Meyers / Rob Burns
Outreach - Deb Lasko
Archivist - Carol Doll